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SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
edited April 3, 2009 in People
I've been so blasted busy and haven't been able to comment much this past week..sorry gang..I'm looking but just on the fly. Thought I'd share some different things from the last edit session:

#1 Child Warrior

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#2 Miss Sunshine

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#3 Pretty in the field

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#4 Grunge dock helper :)

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#5 A night at the Castle

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Thanks for looking :lust
Swartzy:
NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
www.daveswartz.com
Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552

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    marikrismarikris Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    O wow, 2 and 3 are sooo awesome. Are the clouds from a different image in #3? That field is just fantastic.

    Houston Portrait Photographer
    Children's Illustrator
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    photobanksphotobanks Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    I love that first image... to get a child to co-operate to such a high standard... outstanding!!
    Michael Banks

    www.banksy.me.uk - main website
    http://galleries.banksy.me.uk - smugmug site
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    Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    mwink.gif haha i love a little over the top from time to time

    You got some truly great shots there, some are obviously shopped but some really got you doubting clap.gif

    #1 is my fav!
    Visit my website at christopherroos.smugmug.com
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    HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    Very AWESOME!!
    Charles
    www.cameraone.biz
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    DrinDrin Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    Those are different! I like them a lot.
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    Awesome stuff! thumb.gif
    #3 is to die for! bowdown.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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    RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2009
    HEEEEYYYY Swartzy!!!....#1 scared the bajeezus outta me. #2 and #3 I really like....ESPECIALLY #3 very dramatic, color and the sky!..#4... pretty hot! Great work as always!!!!bowdown.gif
    Randy Brogen, CPP
    www.brogen.com

    Member: PPA , PPANE, PPAM & NAPP
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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,937 moderator
    edited April 1, 2009
    Great stuff, Dave.thumb.gif #3 is definitely my favorite. I'd be curious to know how you did #5.
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    Ed911Ed911 Registered Users Posts: 1,306 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    I have to ditto the rest of the comments...

    Favorites, although all are good: three and four.

    You should be doing this for a living...

    Thanks for sharing....
    Remember, no one may want you to take pictures, but they all want to see them.
    Educate yourself like you'll live forever and live like you'll die tomorrow.

    Ed
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    AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    You're a master!!! bowdown.gif

    I can't believe how well you've done with them all. Would love to peek over your shoulder when you're working your magic. How long did you work on them each? Crazy!!! iloveyou.gif

    I looooooooooooooove #3 iloveyou.giflustiloveyou.gif just watch out with the light. When you look at the poppies (right corner) it looks like the light is coming from the front / right side, but when you look at the model, looks like the light is coming from behind / left side deal.gif

    STUNNING! clap.gif
    Angie blog | website | facebook page | google+
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    marikris wrote:
    O wow, 2 and 3 are sooo awesome. Are the clouds from a different image in #3? That field is just fantastic.

    Hey marikris..nope, clouds are same image :D...just lots of processing. Thanks kindly!
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    photobanks wrote:
    I love that first image... to get a child to co-operate to such a high standard... outstanding!!

    Thanks! We worked it...Laughing.gif
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    mwink.gif haha i love a little over the top from time to time

    You got some truly great shots there, some are obviously shopped but some really got you doubting clap.gif

    #1 is my fav!

    Thanks Chrissiebeez......I am usually over the top..haha...just ask those who know me rolleyes1.gif
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Hackbone wrote:
    Very AWESOME!!
    Thanks Hackbone.....so glad you like em. Took lots of work but it's really fun creating stuff.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Nikolai wrote:
    Awesome stuff! thumb.gif
    #3 is to die for! bowdown.gif

    Hey Drin..thanks for stopping by and commenting. Nik..thank you. I'm kind of partial to #3 as well :D...although #5 took me all stinkin day...so I HAVE to like it.....hehe.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    RBrogen wrote:
    HEEEEYYYY Swartzy!!!....#1 scared the bajeezus outta me. #2 and #3 I really like....ESPECIALLY #3 very dramatic, color and the sky!..#4... pretty hot! Great work as always!!!!bowdown.gif

    Whoohooo....thanks a ton Randy....you know.....I just picked up a Wacom 4x6 tablet and absolutely love it! A buddy has the 6x11 and tried it out...way too big. Felt like I had to draw with my entire arm. The 4x6 is perfect for me..so...had to get into some serious editing...Laughing.gif.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    Great stuff, Dave.thumb.gif #3 is definitely my favorite. I'd be curious to know how you did #5.

    Thanks Richard. #5 contains 7 images. Each blended/mapped/masked/painted/adjusted. It took literally all day last Saturday to work it up. Too many layers to mention but the concept kept evolving as I went. Once I found the castle then went from there. The final blend of coloring, selective lighting included a great deal of dodge and burning.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Ed911 wrote:
    I have to ditto the rest of the comments...

    Favorites, although all are good: three and four.

    You should be doing this for a living...

    Thanks for sharing....

    Thanks Ed. Ya know....hehe....I do this for a living :D...not composites per se but certainly photography. Stretching out with post techniques provides so many more possibilities with images...this can be a great thing for paying clients.
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2009
    Agnieszka wrote:
    You're a master!!! bowdown.gif

    I can't believe how well you've done with them all. Would love to peek over your shoulder when you're working your magic. How long did you work on them each? Crazy!!! iloveyou.gif

    I looooooooooooooove #3 iloveyou.giflustiloveyou.gif just watch out with the light. When you look at the poppies (right corner) it looks like the light is coming from the front / right side, but when you look at the model, looks like the light is coming from behind / left side deal.gif

    STUNNING! clap.gif

    Oh Angie...you're just toooo sweet. BTW...envision the light at 11:30 in the sky camera left just back enough to back light. You will see the shoulder lit and a bit of shadowing from her form on the poppies. The clouds were coming in over the sun slightly from camera right, hence the darker side of the field on the right :D:D:D

    Each image took different lengths of time naturally. #5 was all day. #1 took about 40 minutes. #3 about an hour. I haven't been sleeping lately rolleyes1.gif
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    TravisTravis Registered Users Posts: 1,472 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2009
    Did anyone hear my jaw hit the floor!?! Wow - especially 3 & 4. bowdown.gif
    Travis Owney Photography
    My Images | My Lessons Learned and Other Adventures
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2009
    Travis wrote:
    Did anyone hear my jaw hit the floor!?! Wow - especially 3 & 4. bowdown.gif

    Thanks Travis! I didn't hear a thing but sure do appreciate it :D
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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    heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2009
    These are pretty neat! So why aren't you using one of these (like the child warrior or one of the other fresh ones) for the Book cover contest? This would be perfect! And waaay different from everyone else's entries.

    Go for it!
    Heather
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2009
    heatherfeather wrote:
    These are pretty neat! So why aren't you using one of these (like the child warrior or one of the other fresh ones) for the Book cover contest? This would be perfect! And waaay different from everyone else's entries.

    Go for it!

    Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm working on something mwink.gifwinkmwink.gifwink
    Swartzy:
    NAPP Member | Canon Shooter
    Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
    www.daveswartz.com
    Model Mayhem site http://www.modelmayhem.com/686552
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